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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
GOP holdout intros pre-existing condition amendment — The House is about to give it one more try with the Republican health care bill. Rep. Fred Upton will introduce an amendment that would provide $8 billion over five years to help protect people with pre-existing conditions, an attempt to bring moderate holdouts to the table.
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Haley Byrd / IJR:
Moderate Holdouts Offered $8 Billion Extra for Stability Fund to Get Their Votes on Health Care — A GOP source close to the health care negotiations told Independent Journal Review late Tuesday night that moderate Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) are considering …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Mulvaney: 'I'd probably go to the floor' now on health care vote — Republicans in the House of Representatives are “really, really close” to securing enough votes to pass legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told Fox News on Wednesday morning.
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The Week
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Voters resist pre-existing condition opt-out — When it comes to overhauling the Affordable Care Act, there's one thing voters in both parties can agree on: They oppose weakening federal protections for those with pre-existing medical conditions. — A new POLITICO/Morning Consult …
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Axios, Outside the Beltway, Washington Post, Political Wire and The Week
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Paul Ryan: We're ‘extremely close’ to having the votes to pass Obamacare repeal — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday that Republicans are “extremely close” to having enough votes to pass legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act but would not say whether or not the legislation would come up for a vote this week.
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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
House Republicans Weigh Another Health Care Amendment
House Republicans Weigh Another Health Care Amendment
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Center for American …, Axios, Slate, New York Magazine, Political Wire, Politico, Washington Post and ThinkProgress
Politico:
GOP changing health bill as Trump leans in hard
GOP changing health bill as Trump leans in hard
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Talking Points Memo, CNN, The Hill and Vox
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Message To Health Care Holdouts: Relax, The Senate Will Save You
Message To Health Care Holdouts: Relax, The Senate Will Save You
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Daily Kos, MLive.com and New York Times
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
What you need to know about the GOP plan and pre-existing conditions
What you need to know about the GOP plan and pre-existing conditions
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Washington Monthly, The Week, Politico, Vox and Daily Kos
David Weigel / Washington Post:
This one Clinton quote shows why her supporters hate the media — It was hardly the headline from Hillary Clinton's interview with Christiane Amanpour — it came near the end of a 35-minute session — but one comment from the 2016 Democratic nominee perfectly illustrated why liberals remain furious at how the campaign was covered.
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
David Axelrod: 'Jim Comey Didn't Tell Hillary Clinton Not To Campaign In Wisconsin' — If Hillary Clinton accomplished anything in her return to the public eye yesterday, it appears that she has begun to unify a divided nation, though perhaps in a way she did not intend.
Gersh Kuntzman / New York Daily News:
Hillary Clinton shouldn't be writing a book — she should be drafting a long apology to America
Hillary Clinton shouldn't be writing a book — she should be drafting a long apology to America
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Instapundit and Washington Free Beacon
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
James Comey Facing Tough Questioning at Senate Hearing
James Comey Facing Tough Questioning at Senate Hearing
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
CNN panel goes off the rails after conservative calls Jimmy Kimmel's emotional healthcare appeal ‘cheap’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Conservative Matt Lewis opened up a can of worms on “Anderson Cooper 360” by mildly criticizing ABC late show host Jimmy Kimmel's appeal …
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
CNN's Matt Lewis: Kimmel's Emotional Monologue About Baby Son Wasn't the ‘Right Move’
CNN's Matt Lewis: Kimmel's Emotional Monologue About Baby Son Wasn't the ‘Right Move’
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Washington Post
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Shut up, Jimmy Kimmel, you elitist creep
Shut up, Jimmy Kimmel, you elitist creep
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Media Matters for America, NPR, Media Matters for America, The Daily Caller, Fox News, No More Mister Nice Blog and YouTube
Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
It's open war between Trump and CBS — Open warfare broke out between President Trump and CBS this week, with Trump dismissing one of the network's reporters from the Oval Office — and late-night host Stephen Colbert firing back with a vulgar, 12-minute rant.
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Stephen Colbert in Hot Water Over ‘Homophobic’ Donald Trump Joke — “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert is facing backlash for a joke he made about President Donald Trump on Monday night that many are calling “homophobic.” — During his opening monologue, Colbert went off on Trump …
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Business Insider, Decider, The Daily Caller, Towleroad, Hot Air, BizPac Review and TheBlaze
Mark Graham / Decider:
Stephen Colbert's Shocking Attack On Trump Concludes With A Homophobic Slur
Stephen Colbert's Shocking Attack On Trump Concludes With A Homophobic Slur
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Althouse, The Gateway Pundit, Power Line and twitchy.com
CBS News:
Email: Trump “directly involved” in post-inauguration hunt for rogue tweeter — WASHINGTON — Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump was “directly involved” in the search for the person who, using the official National Park Service account, retweeted side-by-side comparisons of the crowds …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and IJR
HuffPost:
White House Leaning Toward Exiting Paris Agreement By Next Week, Sources Say — In the tug-of-war over the historic climate agreement, EPA chief Scott Pruitt and chief strategist Steve Bannon appear to be winning. — President Donald Trump may pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement …
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New York Magazine and The Daily Caller
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Eric Wolff / Politico:
Trump's lawyer raises concerns about remaining in Paris climate accord, sources say
Trump's lawyer raises concerns about remaining in Paris climate accord, sources say
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BillMoyers.com, New York Times and The Daily Caller
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
In the Trump White House, the momentum has turned against the Paris climate agreement
In the Trump White House, the momentum has turned against the Paris climate agreement
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Climate Depot, The Week and Axios
Stephanie Parkinson / WEYI:
Flint puts 8,000 people on notice for tax liens for unpaid water bills — Thousands of people in Flint are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure if they don't pay up on their water bills. After recently putting out shut-off notices the city is now back to threatening tax liens on people's homes.
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ThinkProgress and Mediaite
Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Ben Carson Wants to Make Housing Available. Just Not Too Comfy. — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ben Carson does not like the creature comforts, at least not for low-income Americans reliant on the government for a helping hand. — As he toured facilities for the poor in Ohio last week, Mr. Carson …
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Why Democrats secretly want an Obamacare repeal vote — House Democrats think they've finally found their path back to power: Republicans voting to repeal Obamacare. — Yes, the best thing to happen to House Democrats since they pushed through the sprawling health care law …
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The Week
Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Paris Migrants ‘Blame Europe’ for the Migrant Crisis — PARIS, France - At the largest migrant camp in Paris, just outside the Porte de La Chapelle metro station, hundreds of migrants live in tents. Many of them blame Europe for not giving them documentation or free housing.
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Jill Disis / CNNMoney:
Jane Goodall has some advice for Ivanka Trump — Ivanka's White House role called into question — Ivanka Trump's new book, “Women Who Work,” includes an inspirational quote from Jane Goodall, the globe-trotting animal behavior expert and conservationist.
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Raw Story, New York Magazine and AOL
Allen St. John / Consumer Reports:
How the Affordable Care Act Drove Down Personal Bankruptcy — Expanded health insurance helped cut the number of filings by half — As legislators and the executive branch renew their efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act this week, they might want to keep in mind …
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The Big Picture and Balloon Juice
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Trump's Turn Toward China Curtails Navy Patrols in Disputed Zones — WASHINGTON — Six weeks ago, the United States Pacific Command requested permission from senior American officials for a United States warship to sail within 12 nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal, a disputed reef …
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Jesse Singal / New York Magazine:
This Is What a Modern-Day Witch Hunt Looks Like — In late March, Hypatia, a feminist-philosophy journal, published an article titled “In Defense of Transracialism” by Rebecca Tuvel, an assistant professor of philosophy at Rhodes College in Memphis, as part of its spring 2017 issue.
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Palestinians for Trump: ‘He Might Be the One’ — RAMALLAH, West Bank—The Qalandia checkpoint, the main border crossing separating this Palestinian city from East Jerusalem, is not a great place for anyone in a hurry. — On a recent hot afternoon, all passage was halted without explanation …
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New York Times and Hot Air
Robert Bluey / Heritage Foundation:
Statement From the Chairman of Heritage's Board of Trustees — Vice President, Publishing & Editor in Chief, Daily Signal … The Heritage Foundation's Board of Trustees, by a unanimous vote, has asked for and received the resignation of Jim DeMint as president and CEO of the organization.
Scott Alexander / Slate Star Codex:
Neutral vs. Conservative: The Eternal Struggle — I. — Vox's David Roberts writes about Donald Trump and the rise of tribal epistemology. — It's got a long and complicated argument which I can't really do justice to here, but the thesis seems to be that the US Right is defecting …
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